⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 33 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 10 down to 7 up
Q2 0:06 · DAL 65-58 BOS
- Lead
Harrison Barnes hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 4:26 · DAL 98-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 4:12 · DAL 89-84 BOS
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · DAL 96-94 BOS
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · DAL 96-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:44 · DAL 11-19 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:02 · DAL 89-86 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
OT 2:59 · DAL 102-106 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyrie Irving technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:24 · DAL 68-63 BOS
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:48 · DAL 102-106 BOS
📊The numbers
| DAL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Steals | 17 |
| 22 | Blocks | 24 |
